Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
UNDER THE WHEELS
A STRANGE MAN CRUSHED 10 DEATH
Ar NORFOLK.
Who Was Het-Port Statistics for jan
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| Correspondence OF TIE Richmond Dlhpatch.J
NORFOLK, February /, 1887.
A strange white man, in attempting
10 Jump on one of the coal trains
from the Norfolk and Western depot TO
Lambert's Point last night, fell under
the wheels and was instantly crushed to
death. In the effects taken from his
pocket was found bunch of keys, with
a brass tag inscribed: Edward Hol-
loran, No. Al South Colony street, Bos-
ton" This is supposed to be the dead
mans name and address.
During the month of January A.,
663 bales of cotton were exported from
this port to Europe, valued at $685.
$50. Seven steamships and four barks
we're engaged in carrying the cotton.
The total foreign clearances for the
month were twelve steamships, ten
ships and banks, and three schooners,
those not taking cotton carrying slaves
and coal
The British ship Rancocas, from Nor
folk to Liverpool, lost two hundred and
twenty-seve bales of cotton overheard
on her last trip.
Mr.. J. W. Scollach, Of the Smithso-
Man Institute, is here gathering various
piscatory specimens recently washed
up on the Virginia beach, and already
has whale, an enormous porpoise, and
blackfsh fifteen feet long.
Portsmouth had fifty-five arrests
during last month and one fire.
The visiting officials of the Emerald
Association of America llleft for Balti-
more last night.
The Old Dominion steamer North
ampton is now so high up on the shore
in Cherrystone creek that persons can
walk around her dry shod.
Mrs. Frances +. Willard, president
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union; Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith,
and other members, are here On route
to Richmond
Court-Street Baptist church has or
gained "A Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation as an auxiliary in important
church enterprises.
Mr.. Eustace Conway, son Of the late
Judge Eustace Conway, of Frederick
burg, is lying dangerously i'll at his
home, on North street.
The New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad Company has pur-
chased eighty acres of water front, near
Craney island, known as the Love farm,
and are negotiating for twenty acres
more. They have offered $50, 900 for
the twenty acres and the owner wants
5000.
There were twenty-seven marriages III
Norfolk in January, thirty in Norfolk
county, and ten in the city Of Ports
mouth.
A young man named James f.
Cherry, of Deep Greek, who runs "A
saw-mill on Postmaster A. II. Lindsay's
Cumberland farm, in the county, had
his right hand cut off by a circular
saw yesterday afternoon, and amputa-
ton had to be made above the wrist.
To-day the cases of the contest for the
various municipal Offices of the city.
filed at the election in May last, came
up in the Circuit Court before Judge c.
". Hill Judge William Ii. Burroughs
and Hon. John Nicely appeared for the
contestants and Major j. +. Croker
and Judge James E. Heath for the Of
fice-holders. 4 motion was made by
the latter that the petition be dismissed
in consequence of informalities, which
prevented the court taking jurisdiction
in the case, and was argued by counsel
on both sides, the Court reserving It's
decision until tomorrow. &.